SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – To cut down the number of debilitating seizures she experiences every day, Ashley Rice has become one of about 100 people participating in an extremely limited medical marijuana program in Utah that allows people with severe epilepsy to travel to other states to obtain cannabis extract oil and use it […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly 100 people have active cards to participate in Utah’s limited medical marijuana program that allows residents with severe epilepsy to travel to other states to purchase a cannabis extract oil and use it back home. State officials say they don’t know why fewer than half the people in the […]

TROUP COUNTY, GA (WTVM) – After two years of advocating for the use of the medical cannabis oil in Georgia, a Troup County father says the treatment has positive effects on his 8-year-old son with autism. However, Dale Jackson says he is still fighting to advance the legislation in the state. Lawmakers agreed in 2015 to […]

At 5 years old, young Charlotte Figi had been suffering roughly 300 grand mal seizures weekly for years when her father, Matt, looking for alternatives to her mostly unsuccessful traditional allopathic treatments, found a video online extolling the benefits of CBD oil in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Under Colorado’s fledgling medical marijuana program, Charlotte’s […]

TROUP COUNTY, GA (WTVM) – After two years of advocating for the use of the medical cannabis oil in Georgia, a Troup County father says the treatment has positive effects on his 8-year-old son with autism. However, Dale Jackson says he is still fighting to advance the legislation in the state. Lawmakers agreed in 2015 to […]

Poll: Do you think you spend too much time on social media? AN RTÉ DOCUMENTARY tonight will explore how much our digital fingerprint is telling people about us and show people who have decided to take themselves off the grid. Mark Boyle, who has been off social media for a year now, said his personal […]

For Terri Carriker, the moment Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Compassionate Use Act (Senate Bill 339) last summer was one of pure joy. Her 14-year-old daughter Catherine, who has suffered from epilepsy for more than a decade, would be able to legally use a low-THC cannabis oil called CBD (Cannabidiol) to reduce the number and […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A local family is doing whatever it takes to help their son who’s fighting autism. For the past eight months they’ve been treating him with cannabis oil. WRBL’s Ashley Lewis is following up with the family to find out if they’ve seen significant progress in their cannabis journey. Dale Jackson’s 8 year […]

At 5 years old, young Charlotte Figi had been suffering roughly 300 grand mal seizures weekly for years when her father, Matt, looking for alternatives to her mostly unsuccessful traditional allopathic treatments, found a video online extolling the benefits of CBD oil in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Under Colorado’s fledgling medical marijuana program, Charlotte’s […]

About five miles from Denver’s dispensary district, otherwise known as the Green Mile, sits a small, unassuming building on the western bank of the Platte River. If it weren’t for the barred windows and keypad door locks, it would be difficult to tell that anything remarkable was happening on the other side of the building’s […]

Proposed amendments to the Texas Compassionate Use Act could hinder the program. The state law passed last year allows patients with intractable epilepsy the option of treatment with cannabis oil, a relative of marijuana. It has to be prescribed a doctor who treats epilepsy and is registered with the Compassionate Use Program. Operating license fees […]

A recent Texas Public Radio report is warning that individuals hoping to operate cannabis businesses may get stuck paying significantly more than they originally thought. The report alleges that Texas might impose a $1.3 million dollar fee to medical cannabis business licenses as part of the Texas Compassionate Use Program. That is up significantly from […]